CHARLES A. ARMSTRONG, 1st Lieutenant, Company "D"
Submitted by Jean Moore Scarlott.
Armstrong, Charles A. – 1st Lt. Co. D. 1st Reg. W.Va Cav. Enlisted; East Richland, Belmont County, Ohio 15th Aug. 1861; for 3 years aged 23 years Commissioned 2nd Lt. by Gov. F.H. Pierpoint. Mustered in Wheeling, Va. 1 Oct 1861 – Mustered out March 11, 1864 Mustered in Wheeling, Va. 12 March 1864; promoted from 2nd Lt to 1st Lt. aged 25 years. Captured 10 May 1864 at Dublin, Va. confined at Richmond, Va. Sent to Salesbury, N.C. 2 Oct. 1864. Paroled at James River, Va. 22 Feb. 1865 Reported 25th Feb 1865 rejoined unit 28 Feb. 1865 Mustered out; 8 July 1865 Returned to Martinsville (Martins Ferry) Belmont County, Ohio Shot and killed Aug. 18, 1865 in a bar room fight in Martinsville, (Martins Ferry) Belmont County, Ohio. Shooting reported in Belmont Chronicle Aug. 24, 1865, St Clarisville, Ohio. A headstone was ordered for Charles A. Armstrong and supplied by S. G. Bridges; contract dated Nov 29, 1879 to be placed in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio. No headstone with this information can be found in the cemetery. There is a headstone for Charles A. Armstrong, 15 Oh Inf. 1839-1918 in Walnut Grove Cemetery.